Collection Of Strange Short Stories

The Delivery Boy and the Glowing Web

Pizza delivery boy Peter had accepted an order from Paddington Street. He arrived at the location which was a house on an otherwise deserted street. He rang the bell, but instead of ringing, the door opened. By itself. Peter just shrugged and entered. There was no one there. He put down the pizza box on a table. He was about to leave. When suddenly, he saw a web, glowing. A Glowing Web! It was an eerie, green color. Curious, he walked towards it.
From that day on, that box remained unopened. And Peter was never heard of again.

The House of Blacks and the Frog

In the House of Blacks, a frog accidentally got in. No one knew about it. The frog went jumping around the manor, until he came to a big, black door. There was nothing strange about it – it looked just like all the other doors in the manor. But something, something drew the frog towards it. He hopped up and opened it. There was a single line of thread tied to either side of the door, exactly at the frog’s height. The frog didn’t see it and tripped, face-first onto the tiled floor.
Suddenly, he transformed into a handsome prince.

The Butterfly in the Top Hat

A gentleman, Thomas, was in a conference room with his fellow workers. They were all wearing top hats. According to the hourglass, their conference was to end after 30 minutes.
Suddenly, Thomas’s hat fell to the floor and from underneath it, appeared a butterfly. What???

The Unicorn, the Top Hat and the Cucumber  

A unicorn, the last of its kind, was roaming in the forest, searching for something to eat. Petty humans, hunting rare animals for food or imprisoning them. I will have to be more careful now! Suddenly, the unicorn spotted a hat. A top hat. Just lying there. Curious, it went over and picked it up with its mouth. Hahaha! Petty human, nasty human. I have your hat now, what will you do?
As it took it in its mouth, something fell from the hat. A cucumber. What???

The Unicorn, the Clock and the Pizza

A unicorn accidentally got inside a castle, The Castle of King Richard. He was strutting around enthusiastically, when he came across a slice of pizza laid out on a royal plate. His eyes lit up and he licked his lips. He went towards it, and saw a mantelpiece clock right beside it. It was 2 o’ clock. He thought to himself, then waited until the second’s arm reached twelve. Then he started eating the slice. After he finished, he quickly looked at the clock.
Oh no, the time was… he had lost!

SHORT   QUIZ

Imagine and write. Let your imagination flow!

1. What is the history of Paddington Street? What is the origin of the Glowing Web? What happened to Peter? Did he die, or did something else, something sinister happen?

2. How did the frog get in there? Why was the thread tied at the fog’s height? How did he become a prince? Was he a prince turned frog, or was there something magical in the thread? What happened after that?

3. What could they have been discussing? How did the butterfly appear from under the hat? How did everyone react and what did they do?

4. Who could have left the top hat there? How did the cucumber fall from the hat? What did the unicorn do?

5. How did Mr. Unicorn get inside the Castle of King Richard? Why was a single slice of pizza laid out on the royal plate? Why did he wait for the second’s hand to reach twelve? Why did he say he lost? What would be the consequences?

By Amna Fahad

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